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EALR 1: Systems Big Idea: Systems (SYS) Core Content: Inputs, Outputs, Boundaries and FlowsIn prior grades students learned about the functioning of simple systems, including inputs and outputs. In grades 6-8 students learn how to use systems thinking to simplify and analyze complex situations. Systems concepts that students learn to apply at this level include choosing system boundaries, determining if a system is open or closed, measuring the flow of matter and energy through a system, and applying systems thinking to a complex societal issue that involves science and technology. These insights and abilities can help students see the connections between and among the domains of science and among science, technology, and society. Content Standards Performance Expectations Students know that: Students are expected to: 6-8 SYSA Any system may be thought of as containing subsystems and as being a subsystem of a larger system. Given a system, identify subsystems and a larger encompassing system (e.g., the heart is a system made up of tissues and cells, and is part of the larger circulatory system). 6-8 SYSB The boundaries of a system can be drawn differently depending on the features of the system being investigated, the size of the system, and the purpose of the investigation. Explain how the boundaries of a system can be drawn to fit the purpose of the study (e.g., to study how insect populations change, a system might be a forest, a meadow in the forest, or a single tree). 6-8 SYSC The output of one system can become the input of another system. Give an example of how output of matter or energy from a system can become input for another system (e.g., household waste goes to a landfill).*a 6-8 SYSD In an open system, matter flows into and out of the system. In a closed system, energy may flow into or out of the system, but matter stays within the system. Given a description of a system, analyze and defend whether it is open or closed. 6-8 SYSE